UK must prepare for widespread road pricing, says infrastructure tsar

Although some schemes exist in the UK, including the M6 Toll, they are far more widespread in other countries such as France and Germany. Photograph: Steve Sant/Alamy

Britain must prepare for the widespread use of road pricing to make up a £35bn shortfall in tax revenues from the transition to electric vehicles, the country’s top infrastructure adviser has said.

Sir John Armitt, the chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), said it was time for a “proper public debate” about the future funding of the road network and other critical projects.